Verb + ING

1. Stop (for definitive) 3. Remember (memories) 5. Go on (carry on)

2. Try (doing experiments) 4. Forget (memories) 6. Regret (use ING always)

7. Advise 21. Detest 35. Intend* 49. Report

8. Appreciate 22. Discontinue 36. Keep (on) 50. Resent
9. Avoid 23. Dislike 37. Like* 51. Resist
10. Begin* 24. Dread* 38. Love* 52. Resume
11. Can't Bear 25. Enjoy 39. Mind 53. Risk
12. Can't Help 26. Escape 40. Miss 54. Spend (time)
13. Can't Stand 27. Excuse 41. Omit 55. Start*
14. Complete 28. Fancy 42. Postpone 56. Suggest
15. Confess 29. Feel like 43. Practice 57. Think of
16. Consider 30. Finish 44. Prefer* 58. Tolerate
17. Continue* 31. Forbid 45. Put off 59. Understand
18. Defend 32. Give up 46. Quit 60. Urge
19. Delay 33. Hate* 47. Recall 61. Waste (time)
20. Deny 34. Imagine 48. Recommend

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

We concentrated on doing well.

admit to depend on plan on

approve of disapprove of prevent (someone) from
argue about discourage from refrain from
believe in dream about resort to
care about feel like succeed in
complain about forget about talk about
concentrate on insist on think about
confess to object to worry about
oppose to

1. I admit to having certain reservations about this subject.

2. The company does not approve of paying public employees any type of gratuity with the
objective of acquire favors.
3. They argued about whether doing or not the project.